Lemon-squeezer.



M. M. HASKELL.

LEMON SQUEEZER. APPLICATION FILED AUG.17,1911.

Patented Dec. 10, 19,12]

UNITED sTArns MARGARET M. HASKELL, 0F SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS.

LEMON-SQUEEZER.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Application filed August 17, 1911. Serial No. 644,518.

Patented Dec.10,19121 tractors, and relates particularly to a device for extracting the juice from oranges, lemons or similar fruits. 1

My invention aims to provide a juice extract-or, strong in its construction, eas ly cleaned and capable of extracting the juice and small particles of the pulp of the fruit thereby using to the full the flavoring properties,

With these and other objects in view will more fully appear as the description proceeds the invention'consists in certainconstructions, arrangements and combinations of the parts that I'shall herelnafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective vlew of my device; Fig. 2 is a-vertical transversev sectional view thereof; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indi cated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters. Referring to the drawing,'the numeral 1 designates thesaucer shapedbase of my device, the outer curved surface of which is reinforced by a concentric integral beadf2 which also acts as a centering means when the device is placed over a tumbler m or other juice receiving receptacle.

A macerating cone preferably in the form of an integral conical, fluted hollow protuberance- Sis provided within the concaved face oftheybase 1 andis concentric therewith. Passages 4, small enough to exclude orange or like seeds, are formed in the flutes at the base thereof and perforate the protuberance 3. The somewhat larger passages 5 perforate the basel close to its junction with the conicalportion 3 and next to the internal. apex of the flutes. Other smaller in Lemonpassages 6 annularly arranged perforate the base 1 and pass through the bead .2.

From the' foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawing, the

operation of my improved juice extractor wlll be apparent.

The device is placed on a tumbler or other A halved orange or other similar thereby-extracting its juice, a part of which passes through the passages 4 to the receiver below and a part finds entrance to the receiver through the smaller perfora tions 6 in the reinforcing and centering head 2. Attention is directed to the fact that the.

saucer shaped base 1 extends outwardly and upwardly the major portion ofthe height of the inacerating cone 3 so that the fruit juice will be prevented from splashing on the clothes of the operator or nearby objects. The larger orifices 5 tend to permit the smaller particles of the pulp to pass down into the receptacle, whereby a partially strained juice is saved, which is an advantage owing to the fact that these particles are nutritious and juicy. It is of course to be understood that the orifices 5are not large enough to permit the passage of seeds therethrough. It will here be noted that the openings 5 are arranged at the junction of the base and the macerating cone and the inforcing body are outside of the. openings 5 and concentric with the base so that when the fruit is rotated on the cone and the juice is thereby given a-tendency to fly out by centrifugal force toward the rim of the device, said openings 6 allow the passage of the juice to the receptacle m even if the larger openings 5 are obstructed by pulp or the like. This provision insures the unin 'terrupted passage of the juice to the receptacle belowso that during the juice extract ing operation if the device is accidentally upsetnone of the l-iq'uidwill be wasted, as

would inevitably be the case if a portion of the juice were retained within the device because of insuflicient passageways to the retamer m,

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is A device of the class described comprising a saucer-shaped base, and'a macerating cone integral with the base and substantially conical in form and having flutes extending from its base to its apex, the cone being ho1- low and being formed inthe valleys of the i flutes with relatively small perforations; the

base being formed with an annular series of relatively small perforations surroundmg the base of the cone and spaced therefrom,

the said base being further formed with relatively large openings located at the bases In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa.-

ture in presence of two witnesses.

MARGARET M. HASKELL. t. s.]

Witnesses:

MARY WV. REEVES, ALFRED A. LAN 

